4/9/2020 Prince George's County, MD Apartment Fire

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Crews responded to a reported apartment fire, they found a working fire in an apartment.

Address: 1806 Metzerott Road

Initial lineup:
E834, PE716, PE712, E811
T716, TK812, TK814
A834
BO884, BO886

WFD:
PE844
AT719
MD844, NEMSDO
VSO
 
What is PE 716, MD 844 stand for and is there a difference between T and TK?
 
Maryland seems to be more special than Northern Virginia, so unit acronyms are a little different.

PE = Paramedic Engine, which means the Engine has at least 1 ALS provider on board.
MD = Medic, don't know why they don't do "M", but basically an ALS transport

So in PG County, the unit acronym for a Truck Company is "TK" whereas in Montgomery County they say "T". It's just a thing with me where I like to use whatever unit abbreviations the jurisdiction uses, I know it doesn't look the right way but it's just how I do it.

In Northern VA, specifically Fairfax, Arlington, and Alexandria, all frontline units have at least 1 Paramedic on board, so there is no need to designate units with a P.
 
Washington D.C:
E - Engine
M - Medic
A - Ambulance
T - Truck
TW - Tower
R - Rescue
BC - Battalion Chief
EMS - EMS Supervisor (like a BC but for EMS)
SAFBC - Safety Battalion
BCEMS - BC of EMS
DFCOP - Deputy Fire Chief of Operations
HM - Hazmat
HMS - Hazmat Support
AIR - Light & Air

Arlington:
E - Engine
M - Medic
A - Ambulance
T - Truck
TW - Tower
R - Rescue
BC - Battalion Chief
CA - Command Aide
EMS - EMS Supervisor (like a BC but for EMS)
HM - Hazmat
HMS - Hazmat Support
LA - Light & Air

Alexandria:
E - Engine
M - Medic
A - Ambulance
T - Truck
TT - Tiller Truck
TW - Tower
R - Rescue
BC - Battalion Chief
BA - Battalion Aide
SO - Safety Officer
EMS - EMS Supervisor
HM - Hazmat
HMS - Hazmat Support
LA - Light & Air

Fairfax:
E - Engine
RE - Rescue Engine
FE - Foam Engine
M - Medic
A - Ambulance
T - Truck
TT - Tiller Truck
TL - Tower
R - Rescue
BC - Battalion Chief
SAF - Safety Officer
EMS - EMS Supervisor
HM - Hazmat
HMS - Hazmat Support
LA - Light & Air Unit
DFCO - Deputy Fire Chief
K = Tanker

Prince William:
E - Engine
PE - Paramedic Engine
RE - Rescue Engine
M - Medic
A - Ambulance
T - Truck
TW - Tower
R - Rescue
BC - Battalion Chief
RC - Rescue Chief (Like an EMS Supervisor)
SF - Safety Officer
HM - Hazmat
HMS - Hazmat Support
MAU - Mobile Air Unit
K = Tanker

Loudoun:
E - Engine
RE - Rescue Engine
M - Medic
A - Ambulance
ALS - ALS Chase Car
T - Truck
TT - Tiller Truck
TL - Tower
R - Rescue
BC - Battalion Chief
EMS - EMS Supervisor
SO - Safety Officer
HM - Hazmat
HMS - Hazmat Support
MAU - Mobile Air Unit
K = Tanker

Montgomery:
E - Engine
PE - Paramedic Engine
RE - Rescue Engine
PRE - Paramedic Rescue Engine
M - Medic
A - Ambulance
ALS - ALS Chase Car
T - Truck
AT - Tower
PAT - Paramedic Aerial Tower
RS - Rescue
BC - Battalion Chief
SO - Safety Officer
HM - Hazmat
HMS - Hazmat Support
AIR - Air Unit
W - Tanker

Prince George's (MD):
E - Engine
PE - Paramedic Engine
RE - Rescue Engine
MD - Medic
PA - Paramedic Ambulance
A - Ambulance
TK - Truck
TW - Tower
SQ - Rescue
BO - Battalion Chief
EMS - EMS Supervisor
EMSDO - EMS Duty Officer (S or N signifies if it's the North or South)
SO - Safety Officer
DC - Deputy Chief
HM - Hazmat
HMS - Hazmat Support
MAU - Mobile Air Unit
TN = Tanker

WFD (Working Fire Dispatch), RID (Rapid Intervention Dispatch), and RIT (1&2) all = a 10-75 essentially

I just typed these up, they're the most common ones you'll see. If I ever post ones that you don't know, just feel free to ask.
 
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